Wireless Noise Canceling Stereo Headset
WH-1000XM4
Using the Google Assistant
By using the Google Assistant feature that comes with the smartphone, you can speak to the headset’s microphone to
operate the smartphone or perform a search.
Compatible smartphones
Smartphones installed with Android 5.0 or later (The latest version of the Google app is required.)
iPhone/iPod touch (Installation of the Google Assistant app is required.)
For details on the Google Assistant, refer to the following website:
https://assistant.google.com
https://g.co/headphones/help
Hint
Check or update the software version of the headset with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
When the Google Assistant is not available for reasons such as not being connected to the network, the voice guidance “The
Google Assistant is not connected” is heard.
If you do not see [Finish headphones setup] on the Conversation View of the Google Assistant app, delete the pairing information
for the headset from the Bluetooth settings of your smartphone and redo the pairing process.
Note
If the CUSTOM button is set as the Google Assistant button in step 2, the noise canceling function, the Ambient Sound Mode,
and the NC Optimizer function cannot be operated from the headset.
If your smartphone is an iPhone/iPod touch, open the Google Assistant app.
If your smartphone is an Android smartphone, skip this step.
1
Open the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app, and set the CUSTOM button as the Google Assistant button.
When using the Google Assistant for the first time, open the Google Assistant app and touch [Finish headphones
setup] on the Conversation View, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete initial settings for the Google
Assistant.
For details on the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app, refer to the following URL.
https://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/hpc/h_zz/
2
Press the CUSTOM button to use the Google Assistant.
Press and hold the button: Input a voice command
Press the button once: Read out the notification
Press the button twice quickly: Cancel the voice command
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